lower house

[ loh-er ]

noun

1. one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.

lower house

noun

1. one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature: usually the larger and more representative house Also calledlower chamber Compare upper house

Word History and Origins

Origin of lower house¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

"I strongly condemn the attacks against the Supreme court and the lower house," he said in a statement posted to X.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has won a run-off vote in parliament to stay in his post, after an election setback last month that saw his coalition lose its majority in the lower house.

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Days after taking office, he called a snap election for the parliament’s lower house in an attempt to consolidate his mandate.

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According to best estimates, the LDP, which has been in power almost continuously since 1955, has lost its single party majority in the country’s powerful lower house.

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His party had held 247 of 465 seats in the lower house, while its coalition partner, Komeito, had 32.

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